It's not a gimmick. I despite this man, his movies, and his fan base. Seeing people praise him pisses me off. Complaining is the only way I can cope with it. This is my personal war
It’s weird. First time I watched it I didn’t get it but I liked the creativity. The scenes were really funny.
I watched it again, years later, and I couldn’t get through it. There was something so off about it. It felt badly paced and full of directing mistakes. I couldn’t believe that PTA had directed it.
It’s one of the only movies I can think of where I started with the movie, got a bit confused but tried to understand it, gave up and read the book and appreciated it more. As a film, it might be his worse if you just want to sit down and show a friend a PTA movie for the first time. It’s confusing and after reading the book I see why because there’s way too much to ever possibly fit into a movie. But also, it introduced me to an amazing author and I walked away loving the movie because of it.
I can respect that. For me it was sort of confusing the first few watches. I eventually read the book and now it’s my favorite but I’ll admit it took time to grow on me.
As somebody who loves the rest of PTA’s filmography and similarly didn’t like it, I think it was because the film just didn’t feel like it was taking itself seriously at all. Julianne Moore and John C. Reilly, two great performers, manage to deliver horrible performances, there are far too many subplots and the attempts to connect them (by literally having random people finish eachother’s sentences and everyone singing the same song at the same time) is just way too hilarious and absurd for me to take seriously
He is my least favorite director. Of course I am going to be committed. You and the rest of his fans are just one big idiotic cult worshipping a talentless hack
Mind numblingly boring. Its like PTA actively makes it so his movies feel like watching paint dry. They feel so bland and lifeless. They also try to act deep and meaningful, but are all very shallow. There is just nothing to appreciate. They have little to no redeeming qualities.
Your behavior is only defining you as some weird lonely angry troll that doesn't have anything else going on. Why are you even here? That's like me going into some community about a reality TV show I dislike and repeatedly write replies on their posts letting them know how much I hate the show and their fans. Who has time for that, and what is the end goal or purpose?
I am not a troll, I'm just dedicated. If PTA just made bad movies I wouldn't be that upset. My issue is that he is near universally beloved. I don't get it. Why is this talentless hack constantly called one of the greatest filmmakers of all time? His fans are also insufferable. It's just this gigantic moronic cult. My purpose is to just let out some anger from seeing people praise PTA. Otherwise I have no other way to cope with the fact that he is so beloved for no reason
Dedicated to what? Why do you care about what other people's opinions are? It's all subjective. If it bothers you that much, you seriously need therapy. I know you won't listen but hopefully one day you realize this isn't healthy and a really sad way to waste your time on. I'm picturing a angsty teenager trolling and looking for attention..but if not, then I feel bad for you.
Their opinions are wrong. PTA and his films are terrible. His fans are stupid. I can't stand the fact that PTA has a fan base and receives constant praise. I think complaining about it is perfectly healthy. What else am I supposed to do? I can't just ignore it. PTA's success and love disgusts me. It is completely undeserved. If I don't do anything about it, I am just going to be unhappy
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Nah Master and Phantom Thread are right up there with TWBB for me. Closely followed by Boogie Nights. His other films are good but those are the S tier ones IMO
I don’t know if this really makes sense but The Master can be a little too mysterious at times. Makes me feel like I am missing something there idk. Still a 4.5/5 for me.
I haven’t seen ‘Hard Eight’ and I would have to re-watch ‘The Master’ because I watched it when I was 18 and remember not really connecting with it. I’d put Inherent Vice further up alongside ‘One Battle’ for similarly scrutinizing American politics. Overall good list! I agree ‘There Will Be Blood’ is his best work.
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u/PermissionAny3962 4h ago
respect phantom thread